The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-22

H. c. Gerlach has commenced t.
draw plans for "A new $1,000 Catholi,
Church, soon to be built at ST. Mary. He
is also to prepare plans for parsonage
The old church recently burned down.
and the enterprising people of st. Mary
will put up much better one.
Harvest has commenced in earnest
throughout the county. Most of the
barley has been cut and the wheat and
oat harvest has begun. All grain is
much better than was expected. There
is now no danger from chinch bugs to
grain, though the second hay crop may
suffer.
The Forum for August will contain
articles from Governor Foraker, Lord
Bramwell, DIR. Howard Crosby, Edward
Eggleston, Prof. Everett, w. II. Mallock
Edward Everett Hale, General Greedy,
John ID. Champlin, DR.. Deems and Prof.
Ely. The subjects discussed will cover
wide range.
"A horse and harness was stolen from
Mr.. August Bakers barn, corner Second
and Vine streets, last night. The horse
is valuable animal, worth about $l25.
The thief is suspected. No noise was
heard during the night and nothing was
known of the theft until this morning.
We are informed that there still re
mains unnumbered II large number of
dwelling houses. There seems to be no
reasonable excuse for this hardness.
Nothing can be done toward inaugural
ing the free delivery system until this
work Is completed, and something
should be done to hurry the work along.
The funeral of Mrs. Chris. Polchow
occurred this afternoon, the procession
forming at the house and proceeding
from there to the German Lutheran
church on North Second Street. 1t was
one of the longest professions ever seen
in this city on similar occasion, oyer
fifty carriages being in the line.
"A mule team, attached to Il wagon
loaded with machinery, ran away this
forenoon, heading down Front street.
Several wagons were tipped over, but
no damage of any account was done. lfI
the ordinance relating to tying horses
was enforced there would be very few
runaways. Atpresent no team on Front
street is safe from being run into by a
runaway.
The presence of the chinch bugs i'll
that city is explained by the Winona
Republican on the ground that they |
have evidently finished their work on
the crops In the surrounding country"
If this means that the bugs have quit
because there we're no more crops TO
destroy, we are glad to say that the same
explanation will not apply to the pres
ence of the insects in this city. Our
crops are still there.
Some of our people who are not
familiar with the electric wires put up
in Mankato, are fearful that they may |
iniure the shade trees. Mr.. Walters as
sures us that there is not the remotest |
danger of anything of the kind. The
Riverside drive in New York, according
to the Electric Rerier, is soon to be light
ed by electricity. THIS is one of the
most magnificent drives along the Hud-
son river, and it is claimed by compe-
tent judges that electricity is preferable
to gas where shade trees are numerous,
because it is less liable to injure them.
The case of Joseph Peters came up
in the police court this forenoon. The
boys parents begged 10 be allowed to
take care of him awhile longer, thinking
that they would be able to manage him.
The hearts of the county attorney and
the court became softened and the boy
was allowed to go, the case standing
open. The court, in discharging the
boy, expressed its doubts of Peters abil-
ity to manage him. The stolen watch
has been found and returned to its
owner. --r-
-Mapleton Lodge No. JOG, /. o. o. F.,
has installed the following officers for
the ensuing term